{"product_id":"why-we-swim-paperback","title":"Why We Swim - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBonnie Tsui\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating and beautifully written love letter to water. I was enchanted by this book.\" --Rebecca Skloot, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e We swim in freezing Arctic waters and piranha-infested rivers to test our limits. We swim for pleasure, for exercise, for healing. But humans, unlike other animals that are drawn to water, are not naturalborn swimmers. We must be taught. Our evolutionary ancestors learned for survival; today, swimming is one of the most popular activities in the world. \u003ci\u003eWhy We Swim \u003c\/i\u003eis propelled by stories of Olympic champions, a Baghdad swim club that meets in Saddam Hussein's former palace pool, modern-day Japanese samurai swimmers, and even an Icelandic fisherman who improbably survives a wintry six-hour swim after a shipwreck. New York Times contributor Bonnie Tsui, a swimmer herself, dives into the deep, from the San Francisco Bay to the South China Sea, investigating what it is about water that seduces us, and why we come back to it again and again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn immersive, unforgettable, and eye-opening perspective on swimming--and on human behavior itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBonnie Tsui lives, swims, and surfs in the Bay Area. A longtime contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Sunday Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e she has been the recipient of the Jane Rainie Opel Young Alumna Award from Harvard University, the Lowell Thomas Gold Award, and a National Press Foundation Fellowship. Her last book, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Chinatown: A People's History of Five Neighborhoods\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Asian\/Pacific American Award for Literature and was a \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and Best of 2009 Notable Bay Area Books selection. Her website is bonnietsui.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis author is represented by the Hachette Speakers Bureau.\u003c\/b\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978494705965,"sku":"9781643751375","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/aGtsM1pxNVpRMjhIdnkxd2lJVXJEQT09.webp?v=1775805477","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/why-we-swim-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}